Did your cell phone make a screeching noise today? Here’s why
Oct 4, 2023 · Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation.
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Why everyone’s phone will alarm at 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday
Oct 2, 2023 · If you hear a screeching alert go off on your cell phone – and everyone else’s cell phone – this Wednesday at 2:20 pm ET, don’t panic. The federal government said it will conduct on ...
A nationwide emergency alerts test is the reason you might be
Aug 11, 2021 · When alarm noises start coming from your radio, television, or cell phone, don’t worry. At 2:20 p.m. ET, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct a nationwide test of the wireless ...
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Sep 27, 2024 · A flash flood emergency has been issued for the city of Atlanta GA. Listen for details. Sep 27, 2024. 8:35 AM EDT.
Florida apologizes for sending emergency alert test at 4:45 a.m.
Apr 20, 2023 · After sending the test out across the state, the Florida Division of Emergency Management apologized for the very, very early alert.
FEMA warns emergency alert systems could be hacked to transmit …
Aug 3, 2022 · Vulnerabilities in software that TV and radio networks around the country use to transmit emergency alerts could allow a hacker to broadcast fake messages over the alert system, a Federal ...
August 11, 2023 Maui wildfire news - CNN
Aug 11, 2023 · Emergency alerts: Maui’s warning sirens were not activated when the Lahaina fire began on Tuesday, records show, according to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. But other layers of the ...
‘Heat health emergency’: Nearly half the US at risk as ... - CNN
Jul 27, 2023 · Around 150 million people from coast to coast are under heat alerts Thursday after extreme heat expanded into the highly populated I-95 corridor, bringing the highest temperatures of the year there.
Panic buttons and push alerts: How technology helped prevent
Sep 8, 2024 · It’s equipped with a button that, when pressed rapidly, can quietly notify administrators and local law enforcement to the exact location of an active emergency.